Luis Batlle Berres

Luis Batlle Berres (26 November 1897-15 July 1964) was President of Uruguay from 2 August 1947 to 1 March 1951 (succeeding Tomas Berreta and preceding Andres Martinez Trueba) and from 1 March 1955 to 1 March 1956 (succeeding Trueba and preceding Alberto Fermin Zubiria).

Biography
Luis Batlle Berres was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 26 November 1897, the nephew of Jose Batlle y Ordonez. He was a journalist before joining the Colorado Party of Uruguay, and he served as Vice President of Uruguay in 1947; he took over the presidency after President Tomas Berreta died after just five months in office. From 1955 to 1956, he served as president of the National Council of Government. He died in 1964.